Arts-Based Literacy by Holly Martinez https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j Made by literacy enthusiasts! en-us 2020-04-20 18:46:20 UTC 2025-12-09 17:55:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png Draw a picture to tell the main idea of a story. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854775 2020-04-20 23:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854775 Book Mobiles marizaloredo2017 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854855 I like doing book mobiles in my class, because it allows the students to bring the book to life and they get to create something physical and hang it around the room. 

]]> 2020-04-20 23:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854855 STEAM is usually done in isolation. In these article we see the importance of incorporating arts into our curriculum and not as an after thought. While STEAM is amazing, and it's place in the classroom depends on the teacher, it is usually seen more as an extracurricular activity, or enrichment. brendon11 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854955 2020-04-20 23:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518854955 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855115 Educators spend more time trying to teach science that they tend to pass off the experiment part of it all as art]]> 2020-04-20 23:33:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855115 Music to support poetry instruction https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855137 2020-04-20 23:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855137 Comic strip Check for understanding https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855222 Have students create a artistic representation of the key moments in the chapter.]]> 2020-04-20 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855222 Reading a book on social justice/change then having students draw an image that represents it then having discussions https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855225 2020-04-20 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855225 The "okay" for incorporating visual arts into literacy lessons. As an art person, I appreciate the freedom that this type of literacy provides educators to help students grow in literacy. rach4titus2 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855481 2020-04-20 23:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855481 students get to tell about their culture through art https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855489 2020-04-20 23:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855489 It could be better... fmy747 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855525 I think we are so focused in the analytical subjects (math, science, and mechanics) that schools forget how critical art can be.]]> 2020-04-20 23:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855525 Validation and Value https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855584 "...shifting the conversation from apology and justification to validation and value, arts education is more likely to serve its transformative, emancipatory, and aesthetic purposes" (Chappell & Cahnmann-Taylor, 2013, p. 247)

]]> 2020-04-20 23:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855584 I would use a song that was inspired by a social issue and expose students to it then discuss possible remedies to that social issue. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855638 2020-04-20 23:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855638 The arts-based, interdisciplinary and thematic approach to curriculum emphasizes visual texts, nonfiction literacy and content area learning in pursuit of deeper, richer understanding of a topic (Bryce, 2012). https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855649 2020-04-20 23:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855649 Understanding multimodal ways for students to communicate or express themselves. Articles were very interesting and informative! https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855673 2020-04-20 23:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855673 Allowing students to share music that speaks to social injustices. Then presenting their understanding and ways to chance society for the better. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855806 2020-04-20 23:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518855806 I would like to use music to have students make connections to literature. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856126 2020-04-20 23:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856126 Music/Slam Poetry marizaloredo2017 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856425 There is a lot of music that does this, slam poetry as well..I did a unit over slam poetry and the students really enjoyed it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43gm3CJePn0) I had to approval for this & I teach high school so obviously adjust the content :)

]]> 2020-04-20 23:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856425 STEAM gives students an opportunity to develop in different modes. misstairen07 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856545 2020-04-20 23:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856545 Art summaries https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856661 Having students summarize what they've read by drawing pictures or annotations with pictures instead of words]]> 2020-04-20 23:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856661 Arts Based Literacy in the classroom https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856915 utilizing music is a great way to reach students, whether it's during poetry instruction or allowing the students to create their own as a final project. Allowing artistic options when presenting final project ideas--for example creating a movie or an artifact. ]]> 2020-04-20 23:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518856915 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857149 As an elementary teacher, it is not given an allotted time like other content areas. It is more of an extracurricular activity. I am sure it is implemented more and effectively done in  middle and high school. The middle school I completed mentoring hours at were using curriculum aligned with STEAM.

]]> 2020-04-20 23:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857149 Music https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857243 drawings

]]> 2020-04-20 23:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857243 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857251 Art gives a voice to those that feel voiceless]]> 2020-04-20 23:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857251 I would.. fmy747 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857269 If I were still living in SA, I would utilize the culture and history to follow in the footsteps of "Mano a Mano"]]> 2020-04-20 23:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857269 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857378 finding art that was created during certain events in time and having students to talk about what was going on during that time period]]> 2020-04-20 23:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857378 I am a little ashamed to say that I do not use art as literacy as much as I should in the classroom. Art is usually a craft, an afterthought, a fun activity. While we use photographs and pictures to make inferences, draw conclusions, and practice other comprehension skills, art is not the used as a source of literacy. Something I can definitely improve on. brendon11 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857872 2020-04-20 23:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518857872 Students can draw to visually express the emotions they are feeling - perhaps hatred, sadness, lack of freedom. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858275 2020-04-20 23:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858275 Sometimes children have a hard time expressing themselves in writing so drawing or creating images to express themselves would be just as effective. misstairen07 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858514 2020-04-20 23:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858514 Art is not just a project https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858518 2020-04-20 23:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858518 It doesn't have to be direct fmy747 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858653 For those that are shy, freedom of expression can be used for any social change/justice that needs to be heard or done.]]> 2020-04-20 23:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858653 Multimodal theme https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858965 2020-04-20 23:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518858965 Students can create posters to express their feelings and opinions. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859074 2020-04-20 23:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859074 "In this context, the visual arts provided additional meaning-making opportunities for children to interpret and encode meaning using images and visual representations." (Bryce, 2012, pg. 180) https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859095 2020-04-20 23:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859095 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859546 Learning about different cultures/countries. Students would research one and teach the class about it. Dress up, share food, or artifacts. 

]]> 2020-04-20 23:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859546 I used murals in my classroom this school year. My sister and I are dual language teachers and we did a unit on muralism. We read and learned about a famous Mexican artist. Students then were able to reflect their ideas, thoughts, and culture in their own murals. We also created and published a book about immigration in which my students shared a deeply touching immigration story. They wanted readers to understand the plight of an immigrant in order to understand them more. brendon11 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859555 2020-04-20 23:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859555 There is a local community theatre that pairs with a different non-profit every month. The theatre asks for donations from the patrons for the non-profit organization. stephie1780 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859690 2020-04-20 23:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859690 Art is the vehicle and the destination. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859956 2020-04-20 23:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859956 Art has long been used in science to depict nature, its parts, its relationship to other objects, etc. Visual help make math and engineering easier to understand. Technology would be very difficult to relate to without artistic instructions or explainations. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859965 2020-04-20 23:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518859965 Art needs to be incorporated as a form of checking understanding, not just used as something "fun" do do with no meaning. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860130 Art can be many multi modalities. ]]> 2020-04-20 23:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860130 As teachers recognize that students can communicate what they understand through pictures, dances, songs, poems, and dramas these products of the learning process offer them a more complete picture of the children they teach. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860187 2020-04-20 23:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860187 Teachers don't have to be artists fmy747 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860194 What I really liked about these readings is that it also reiterated how teachers who use arts-based literacy and art teachers are not the same. You don't have to be an art teacher to teach arts--based literacy.]]> 2020-04-20 23:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860194 Expression https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860290 Art is a form of expression. Creating art, particularly to be shared with peers, can guide dialogue that would otherwise be more challenging. Art can help organize these ideas in a way that is more approachable or in a way that is easier to discuss. ]]> 2020-04-20 23:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518860290 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861035 Art doesn't have to be taught separately. 

]]> 2020-04-20 23:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861035 aquanettat https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861269 I would allow the students to be the art and tell their own stories. I would allow them to bring in their own cultures and styles in many different formats. ]]> 2020-04-20 23:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861269 Intergrating more music, drawings, painting, multimedia art, https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861407 2020-04-20 23:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861407 Untested = less importance unfortunately https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861511 2020-04-20 23:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861511 brendon11 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861834 Chappell and Cahnmann-Taylor (2013) state that we need to stop “leaving the arts to ‘experts only’ and isolating multicultural education as exclusively relevant to minority community learning (because this) robs teachers and students of significant opportunities for critical, creative, cross-cultural engagement” (Chappell and Cahnmann-Taylor, 2013, p. 260). ]]> 2020-04-20 23:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861834 bement_christine1 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861903 Students can really get so much out of combining art and literacy

]]> 2020-04-20 23:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518861903 These readings helped me reflect on my practices as an educator. I see how we can incorporate arts-based literacies into our curriculum, and make it a focus, not an after-thought. brendon11 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862029 2020-04-20 23:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862029 Students might not feel comfortable expressing themselves orally for change or an injustice they would like changed. Using art students are able to choose the platform that they are comfortable with. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862149 2020-04-20 23:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862149 I am going to immerse students in drama and role playing so they engage multiple intelligences and senses in learning. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862342 2020-04-20 23:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862342 aquanettat https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862521 It can be expressed in pictures and verbal stories, even drama and theatre.]]> 2020-04-20 23:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862521 Reader's theatre stephie1780 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862655 2020-04-20 23:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862655 Education is more than recalling facts--it is also an appreciation for arts. https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862781 2020-04-20 23:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518862781 https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518863221 Singing songs within the classroom ]]> 2020-04-20 23:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518863221 aquanettat https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518863472 How can we do this effectively

]]> 2020-04-20 23:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518863472 aquanettat https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518866966 You can find literacy in STEM, the teacher will have to be willing to utilize it. ]]> 2020-04-20 23:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fmy747/qbf860lum7zj5t2j/wish/518866966